Rig Veda 7.28.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 28, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.28
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हवं त इन्द्र महिमा व्यानड्ब्रह्म यत्पासि शवसिन्नृषीणाम् । आ यद्वज्रं दधिषे हस्त उग्र घोरः सन्क्रत्वा जनिष्ठा अषाळ्हः ॥
Transliteration
haváṃ ta indra mahimā́ vyā́naḍ bráhma yát pā́si śavasinn ṛ́ṣīṇām | ā́ yád vájraṃ dadhíṣe hásta ugra ghoráḥ sán kratvā́ janiṣṭhāḥ áṣāḷhaḥ ||
Translation
インドラよ、汝への呼びかけは汝の大いなる威光を遍くひろげた――それはブラフマン（brahman）、汝が力によってリシ（ṛṣi）たちの中で護るもの。汝がヴァジュラ（vajra）を手に据えるとき、猛くして恐るべく、汝はクラトゥ（kratu）なる意志によって生まれ、征服されぬ者となる。
Word by Word
हवम्invocation, call
हवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (prātipadika < √ह्वे ‘to call, invoke’)
तेfor you, to you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
महिमाgreatness, majesty
महिमा:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन् (prātipadika)
व्यानट्spread out, pervaded
व्यानट्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अण्/अन् (Vedic: ‘to reach, extend, pervade’; with vi-ā-)
ब्रह्मsacred formulation, hymn
ब्रह्म:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
पासिyou protect
पासि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पा ‘to protect’
शवसिन्O mighty one
शवसिन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशवस् + -इन् (prātipadika)
ऋषीणाम्of the seers
ऋषीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (prātipadika)
आforth, unto
आ:
क्रिया-विशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (preverb/particle)
यत्when
यत्:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (prātipadika)
दधिषेyou have placed/held
दधिषे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा ‘to place, put’ (reduplicated perfect stem दधि-)
हस्तेin (your) hand
हस्ते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (prātipadika)
उग्रO fierce one
उग्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (prātipadika)
घोरःterrible
घोरः:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर (prātipadika)
सन्being
सन्:
कर्ता
TypeVerb (participial)
Root√अस् ‘to be’
क्रत्वाby (your) resolve/power of will
क्रत्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (prātipadika)
जनिष्ठाःyou were born / you arose
जनिष्ठाः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जन् ‘to be born, arise’
अषाळ्हःunvanquished
अषाळ्हः:
कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-षाळ्ह (prātipadika; ‘unconquered, not-overpowered’)
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